The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-11

The leaves are falling fast.
Mr.. Whitfield is again with US.
Stove pi pc cheap at Bell S Tin Shop.
Grapes, 1Oc pound by f. G. Mitchell |
& Bro.
John S. Lee left for Rochester, n. Y,
Tuesday last.
Latest-walking between Edenton and
Hertford is good.
A marriage, we hear, will soon take
place in EdentOn.
Christmas is nearing. Toys will soon
be on exhibition.
Monday night next the band will leave
for Franklin, Va.
The Board of County Commissioners
met Monday last.
J. w. Spruill, Esq, lost one of his
fine colts (?) this week.
Chestnuts with no worms-Just re-
ceived by F. G.. Mitchell & Bro.
One case before the Justice this week.
The parties were justly dealt with.
Don't forget to ask for a Milk Shake
or a Milk Punch at the Bay View Bar
Mrs. Page and children have returned
from the Hills OF Virginia looking well.
Miss NJ. E. Hollowell left Wednesday
night last to attend school at Thomas
vile, n. G.
just received fine lot of Apples,
Chestnuts and Grapes, cheap, at Z. =.
Mitchell G Bro. S.
Mrs. w. NJ. Jewel. of Tunis, N. c. is
visiting relatives in tOwn-the family
of Mr.. w. V. Elliott.
The streets are in bad order. Especi-
ally the one leading to the Str. ChoWan
wharf. Let it be attended to-
The Murfreesboro Fair was in session
this week. Regret we could not attend
but circumstances would not permit.
Prof. (?) [. G. Palmer is again with us
Ike is looking well and reports things at
Roper as being lively and on boom.
A whistling buoy, painted black, is to
be placed off the southwest point OF
FRYING Pan Shoals, this State, about
the 10Th inst.
Fresh milk received daily from DR..
w. r. Capehart s fine stock farm. Milk
Shakes and Milk Punches to be had at
any hour in the day at the Bay View Bar.
| Mr.. Macon and wife and daughter Of
| WarrentOn, who have been visiting Mrs.
II. A. Bond. ST., for several weeks Past,
left for their home Wednesday night
| last.
Every business man in Edenton should
|
FARMER Give us your advertisement
or card. Printers ink pays anyone
who uses it.
Oysters cheaper at Hayes than any
house in town.-Fried in cracker dust
and butter for only 25c-best we ever
ate.-Fresh milk and winter greens
can be had daily at Hayes.
Rev. R. \. Armstead left Tuesday
morning for Richmond. He will not
return to this charge next year, we are
informed. Wheresoever he may be our
best wishes will attend him.
By wire, we learn of another fire in
E. City. On Wednesday, about mid
night, the bakery and confectionery on
POindexter street, owned by IL. =. God
frey. was entirely consumed.
u. F. Bond, Esq, will soon move to
his new residence. The new brick law
office building. in front of Bay view, Is
rapidly going up. Rrof. l.. A. W1lllams
has rented the dwelling of Mrs. Agnes
| Warren.
We regret that we are compelled TO
aDpoIogize to several visitors this week
for being out of our Office when they
called. but, owing to death in the family
we suspended business two days. Gail
again. friends.
The John L. Roper Company, we hear.
are circulating a petition to the Z nlted
States Government asking aid to dr9dge
Mackev's Creek. Let the work be done.
Might as we'll spend it that way as any.
The creek badly needs IL.
The Albemarle & Pantego Rail Road
commenced surveying Monday from
Roper to PantegO and, we hear, VIII
soon continue the work down to New
Berne. A switch Tor branch) is also
being laid between Roper and Cre6well.
The Edenton Cornet Band has call to
plav at the Franklin Fair next week
which will open Tuesday and last four
davs. If the boys go we wish them sue,
cess. The band is a good one and Will
doubtless satisfy the Franklin people ID
every way.
The Editor of the Philadelphia Times
passed through Edenton last week and
left on the sloop Madge for Nag's Head
| and other points in Dare. We hear his
business South is to write up all OF the
historical points. He will return tc
EdentOn next week.
The largest freshet for many years on
: the Tar. The Clyde and o. D. ware
! houses of Tarboro have fioated down to
Sparta. The r. r. bridge is considered
unsafe for trains, and other bridges are
impassable. The whole country seems
to be inundated ashington Gazette